The first prototype of the C-1 (XC-1) made its first flight on 12NOV70 and was delivered to the JASDF Air Proving Wing on 24FEB71. JASDF received a total of 31 C-1s during 1971-1981
as C-46 replacements with the Air Transport Wing, equipping 401st, 402nd and 403rd Squadrons. Initially flown unpainted, they adopted a green/brown/tan camouflage with light grey
undersides in late 1978. Most of the C-1s are currently operated by 402nd (at Iruma) and 403rd (at Miho) Squadrons of the Air Transport Wing. The last three digits of the serial
numbers are 001-031.
日本のマニアの皆様にとっては良くご存知のC-1ですので、日本語での解説文は割愛させていただきます。上の写真は1978年の入間航空祭で撮影した空挺団の落下展示です。
401st Squadron 第401飛行隊
The 401st Sqdn was originally a C-46 squadron formed 01OCT58 at Miho under newly formed Air Transport Wing. The squadron was re-organized on 31MAR78 at Komaki under newly formed
1st Tactical Airlift Group with C-1 and YS-11. All C-1s and YS-11s of the 401st were transferred to the 402nd/403rd Squadron by 1989 and the unit then became a pure C-130 squadron.
The 401st is currently in active service with C/KC-130H at Komaki. Tail-marking of the 401st Sqdn.(actually 1st TAG) was a red "Shachihoki", or a killer whale, of the Nagoya
Castle on the blue background of a figure "1", which represented the "1"st Tactical Airlift Group commanding the 401st Squadron. This tail-marking as shown on a photo at left
is no longer used on their C/KC-130H.
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C-1
78-1022
@ Komaki
10AUG77
(above photo) The 401st received some C-1s at Komaki before the 1st Tactical Airlift Group was officially organized at Komaki on 31MAR78. The above photo shows a couple of
C-1s in natural metal with no tail markings, which was photographed at Komaki in August 1977.
(上写真）これは1977年8月に小牧で撮影した022号機と019号機です。他にも数機のC-1が小牧で確認されたと記憶しています。第一輸送航空隊の編成（31MAR78）に先駆けて小牧に配備されたC-1
だと思います。いずれもまだ無塗装で尾翼マークも有りませんでした。
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C-1
38-1003
@ Misawa
08OCT78
C-1
88-1027
@ Komaki
13AUG80
(above two photos) The top photo shows a C-1 #003 taxing at Misawa AB on 08OCT78. This a/c arrived at Misawa to participate in the static display at Misawa airshow.
The bottom photo was taken on the flight line at Komaki, the home of the 401st, in August 1980. Both C-1s were finished in natural metal at that time.
(上2枚）上段写真の003号機は1978年の三沢航空祭に展示されるため三沢に到着したばかりの機影です。下段写真の027号機は同隊のホームベースである小牧のエプロンで1980年に写しました。
いずれもまだ無塗装の状態でした。
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C-1
68-1016
@ Tsuiki
06NOV83
C-1
58-1007
@ Chitose
06AUG82
(above two photos) The top photo shows a C-1 #016 displayed at Tsuiki airshow held on 06NOV83. The bottom photo shows a C-1 #007 taxing to the runway #36R at Chitose AB in August 1982.
Please note a KV-107 (a white/yellow rescue helicopter) taking off seen on the background.
(上2枚）上段写真の016号機は1983年の築城航空祭に展示された機体です。下段写真の007号機は千歳の外柵から写しましたが、離陸のためにR/W36Rに向かってタキシングしているところです。
同機の右主翼端あたりの背景にKV-107が写っています。確か離着陸の訓練を繰り返していたと記憶しています。
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402nd Squadron 第402飛行隊
The 402nd Sqdn was originally formed at Kisarazu with C-46 on 01OCT58 under newly formed Air Transport Wing. Recieved the first YS-11 in 1965. Moved to Iruma on 01JUN68.
The 402nd began receiving Kawasaki C-1 in 1973. The natural metal C-1s had been solely operated by the 402nd till March 1978. The unit was re-organized on 31MAR78 as part of the
newly formed 2nd Tactical Airlift Group at Iruma with C-1 and YS-11.
C-1s of the 402nd Sqdn. did not carry any tail markings at all until the early 1978. They started using a bird marking in 1978, which stylized "2" meaning the "2"nd Tactical Airlift
Group commanding the 402nd Sqdn. In 1988, they adopted their new tail marking as shown on the photo at left. This new marking is an emblem of the 2nd Tactical Airlift Group.
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C-1
48-1004
@ Iruma
OCT76
C-1
48-1004
@ Iruma
AUG76
(above two photos)
The 402nd Sqdn. received their first C-1 at Iruma in December 1973, and the 402nd had been the only transport squadron operating the C-1 during 1973-1976.
All the C-1s based at Iruma did not carry any tail markings during that period. The top photo shows a C-1 #004 on final at Iruma in October 1976. I took the bottom photo (C-1 #004) on
the flight line at Iruma in August 1976.
(上2枚）第402飛行隊に初めてC-1が配備されたのは1973年12月でした。それ以降約４年間に渡り同隊は輸送航空団内で唯一C-1を運用する飛行隊でした。その当時は上の写真の通り機体は
無塗装で部隊マークも付けられていませんでした。上２枚の写真はいずれも1976年に入間で撮影しました。
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C-1
68-1018
@ Iruma
30JUL79
C-1
48-1005
@ Iruma
12FEB79
(above two photos)
Some time after the 2nd TAG was formed at Iruma on 31MAR78, all the C-1s operated by the 402nd Sqdn. started carrying the tail marking of the 2nd TAW in 1978.
The above two photos were taken at Iruma in 1979.
(上2枚）第二輸送航空隊が31MAR78に入間で編成されると、第402飛行隊の機体（C-1とYS-11）には同航空隊の部隊マーク（数字の２を模した鳥）が尾翼に描かれました。上の２枚の写真
はいずれも1979年に入間で撮影しました。
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C-1
68-1020
@ Iruma
03NOV80
C-1
78-1022
@ Iruma
08FEB81
C-1
68-1018
@ Iruma
03NOV84
C-1
98-1029
@ Misawa
13SEP87
(above four photos)
All the C-1s operated by the Air Transport Wing were gradually camouflaged from late 1978 and all of the C-1s had been painted in camouflage scheme by the early 1980's.
The top three photos above were taken at Iruma during 1980-1984. The bottom photo shows a C-1 #029 displayed at Misawa airshow in September 1987.
(上4枚）1978年末頃より輸送航空団のC-1は迷彩塗装を施し始めました。迷彩機は徐々に増えて、1981〜82年頃にはほぼ全機が迷彩になったと記憶しています。上4枚の写真の中で
上段の３枚は全て入間にて1980〜1984年に撮影しました。最下段の029号機は1987年の三沢航空祭で地上展示された機体です。
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C-1
88-1028
@ Iruma
06MAY88
(above photo)In 1988, they changed the tail marking on their C-1s and YS-11s. The new marking is an unit emblem of the 2nd Tactical Airlift Group. The above photo
shows a C-1 #028 parked at Iruma in May 1988.
(上写真）1988年になると402飛行隊の尾翼マークは第二輸送航空隊のエンブレムに変更されました。上の写真はまだ新しい尾翼マークを付けて日が浅い頃（1988年5月）に入間で
撮影した028号機です。
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403rd Squadron 第403飛行隊
The 403rd Squadron was formed at Miho on 31MAR78 as part of the 3rd Tactical Airlift Group, which was also newly organized at the same time, with C-1 and YS-11.
The 403rd undertakes the crew-training for the Air Transport Wing.
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C-1
68-1019
@ Iruma
19FEB79
C-1
58-1006
@ Miho
29MAY88
(above two photos)
Top photo shows a C-1 #019 in natural metal parked at Iruma in February 1979. The bottom photo shows a C-1 #006 in camouflage scheme displayed at Miho airshow in May 1988.
The tail marking of the 403rd at that time was a blue cherry flower whose various petals are formed into the highly stylized letters "ATW" meaning Air Transport Wing.
The number "3" in white in the middle of the marking represents the "3"rd Tactical Airlift Group.
(上2枚）上段写真の019号機はまだ迷彩前ですが、入間にて19FEB79に撮影しました。下段写真の006号機は1988年の美保航空祭で地上展示された機体です。
当時の403飛行隊の尾翼マークは青い桜の花で、花びらの白縁が輸送航空団を表すATWと読めるように（かなり苦しいですがね）デザインされています。
花の中央の白い数字"3"は勿論第"3"輸送航空隊を表しています。
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C-1
58-1011
@ Hyakuri
12NOV95
(above photo) They changed the tail marking in the early 1990's (?) and their new marking was a "white rabbit of Inaba" appeared in the Japanese myth.
The above photo shows a C-1 #011 with the new rabbit marking photographed at Hyakuri airshow held in November 1995.
(上写真）その後（1990年代前半でしょうか？）第403飛行隊の尾翼マークは現在でも使われている『因幡の白兎』に変更されました。写真の011号機は1995年の百里航空祭で
撮影しました。確か数機（？）のC-1がデモ飛行の後、続々と着陸してきて、その時に誘導路上で撮ったように記憶しています。
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Air Proving Wing (APW) 航空実験団
Air Proving Wing received the first prototype of C-1 (XC-1) in February 1971. Since then the APW continued operating a single C-1 for operational testing purposes.
The APW's C-1 has remained unpainted even after all other C-1s operated by the Air Trasnport Wing had changed to camouflage scheme at the end of the 1970's.
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C-1
28-1001
@ Misawa
OCT76
C-1
28-1001
@ Iruma
NOV76
C-1
28-1001
@ Nyutabaru
02DEC79
(above three photos)
All the above three photos show a C-1 (ex-XC-1) #001 operated by the Air Proving Wing. The #001 shown on the top photo was displayed on the static line at Misawa airshow
held in October 1976. Middle photo was taken at Iruma in November 1976. Please note that a couple of F-86Fs are seen in the background. The #001 with a long red/white probe on its nose
shown on the bottom photo was displayed on the static line at Nyutabaru airshow in December 1979. Please note a flight line of the F-104s (202nd Sqdn) in the background.
(上3枚）いずれもAPWのC-1、001号機です。上段写真は76年の三沢の航空祭で地上展示された機体です。背後に第三飛行隊のT-33Aが離陸のためタキシングしています。中段の写真は
76年の入間航空祭で撮影しました。背景に二機のF-86Fが写っています。内一機は用廃機だと思います。最下段のC-1は79年の新田原航空祭で地上展示された機体です。背後に写っている
F-104（第202飛行隊）の列線が懐かしいですね。APWのC-1だけには他のC-1に書き込まれている『航空自衛隊』の文字が機首両側面に見られません。
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